All kinds of ingredients pop up in various gins with some bottles boasting 40 or more botanicals. But South Gin may well be the only bottle featuring Manuka berries and Kawakawa leaves, which are staples of Maori medicine from New Zealand. Faintly spicy with a light nose, South Gin weighs in at more than 96 proof, yet is gentle on the palate.

All kinds of ingredients pop up in various gins with some bottles boasting 40 or more botanicals. But South Gin may well be the only bottle featuring Manuka berries and Kawakawa leaves, which are staples of Maori medicine from New Zealand. Faintly spicy with a light nose, South Gin weighs in at more than 96 proof, yet is gentle on the palate.